I used to travel a lot for work. It ate away at me as a parent — until I talked to my kids about it years later.

For several years, I traveled across the country every third week for work. Being away from my young kids was hard for me as a parent, but my now-teenagers don't even remember it.

Liz Zack

A few years ago, I landed my dream job. I was asked to lead the content team for an amazing brand and reinvent its look and feel, all while working with a ton of inspiring, creative people.It was the kind of job I told people about, and their jaws dropped. "Oh my God, this is so perfect for you!" they would gush.It really was. However, there was one pretty enormous catch: the commute. The job was based fully across the country from me, in Denver.And the deal was that I had to be in the office for one week every third week, no exceptions.Juggling my job and my kids was already a challenge

At times, my husband was able to show up for certain activities and events that I had to miss.

Liz Zack